RUSH, COLORADO—
Tolin Mechanical Systems Company
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree electrical burns
Final narrative
An employee was working on an electrical component of the water pump when the lead contacts sparked. The sparks ignited an unknown gas that was coming from a capped well in the work area. The employee was engulfed in flames and sustained first and second degree burns to both hands and wrists and first degree burns to his face.
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